For some reason the pain in her head was starting to ebb away, but Annabelle- catching sight of Liams parting glare- decided to use it to her advantage. She mumbled, "Thank you- you just saved me from more bruises right there."
Draco raised an eyebrow, "More bruises? When did you get other bruises?" His eyes grazed over her arms, but they were covered up.
Annabelle paused for a second, wondering how far she dared go with this lie. It could have serious reciprocation's. But letting her anger get ahead of her, she said "Liam and I got into a fight." Seeing Draco's stricken face she backtracked a little. "It was nothing big, he just grabbed my arm too hard. It was actually kind of over you."
Draco's attention was captured now, "You're not blaming it on me are you?"
Annabelle again backtracked, "No, no, no. It wasn't your fault. We were more talking about Olivia. Draco wants to ask Olivia to the dance. I told him he shouldn't, because you two had a thing. But he said 'it's too late to tell me no Annabelle'. That's the jist of it at least."
Draco just stared at her, silent and confused. Then something she said regestured and he said, "It's too late? What do you mean it's too late?" It couldn't be too late. Just last night he and Olivia had been great. It couldn't be.. no. It couldn't.
"I don't want to go to the dance on my own. But with Draco and Olivia going I'll be pretty lonely, I guess." Annabelle through in casually. She watched as Draco's face went from stricken to hurt to angry. And added one more jab. "I'm sure they'll have a good time. It'll suck for us though you know- having to just watch with no one to dance with..."
Draco realized that he still had options. With a smirk he asked, "How about we go together? We can show them little they matter to us. How we don't need them at all. I mean, she can run off with Liam for all I care."
Annabelle smiled widely, "That sounds perfect."
Last edited by sunbabe; 01-10-2008 at 12:15 AM.
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